assimilate
英 [?'s?m?le?t]
美[?'s?m?let]
- vt. 吸收；使同化；把…比作；使相似
- vi. 吸收；同化
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?assimilates;過去式:?assimilated;過去分詞:?assimilated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?assimilating;
助記提示
1、as- "to" + simil- "make similar" + -ate.
2、含義：make like.
2、含義：make like.
中文詞源
assimilate 同化
前綴as-同ad-. 詞根sem, 一，同same.
英文詞源
- assimilate (v.)
- early 15c., from Latin assimilatus "feigned, pretended, fictitious," past participle of assimilare "to make like," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + simulare "make similar," from similis "like, resembling" (see similar). Originally transitive (with to); intransitive use first recorded 1837. Related: Assimilated; assimilating.
雙語例句
- 1. His family tried to assimilate into the white and Hispanic communities.
- 他一家人試圖融入白人和西班牙裔社區(qū)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Vietnamese are trying to assimilate themselves and become Americans.
- 這些越南人正在努力融入美國(guó)社會(huì)，成為美國(guó)人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The committee will need time to assimilate this report.
- 委員會(huì)需要時(shí)間來吃透這個(gè)報(bào)告。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Many people who are disillusioned in reality assimilate life to a dream.
- 許多對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)失望的人把人生比作一場(chǎng)夢(mèng).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. Some foreigners assimilate easily into our way of life.
- 有些外國(guó)人很容易被我們的生活方式同化.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》